For the first time in 13 years, the Indians will send five players to the All-Star Game. Corey Kluber, Michael Brantley, Andrew Miller, Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez -- voted in as a starter after a late surge at the digital ballot boxes -- will join the team's coaching staff in Miami next week for the annual showcase.

Ramirez is the first Tribe player voted in as a starter since Juan Gonzalez in 2001. Brantley, Miller and Lindor earned their All-Star nods via the player vote. The league office added Kluber to the American League roster.

The Indians matched the Yankees, Astros and Nationals with a league-high five selections.

After learning of the results on Sunday morning, Tribe manager Terry Francona sent a message to Chris Antonetti, the team's president of baseball operations, that read: "I hope you're proud."

"I think our organization has come a long way," Francona said. "When people throw on the TV, they're going to see Indians stuff all over the place."

Cleveland's coaching staff earned the responsibility of overseeing the AL squad by way of reaching the World Series last season. Francona has also invited Rays manager Kevin Cash to join the staff. Cash spent the 2013-14 seasons as the Indians' bullpen coach.

Ramirez edged out Minnesota's Miguel Sano and Toronto's Josh Donaldson with a late push in the voting. He justified it with his play on the field. The 24-year-old boasts a .325/.379/.584 slash line after his two-homer performance in the Indians' 11-8 win at Comerica Park on Sunday. He has already established a career high with 15 home runs and his 26 doubles rank second in the AL.

"If there's one guy on the team that deserves it, he does," Lindor said. "He really does. Every one of the guys that made it deserve it as well, but he's been helping us win, day in and day out."

Ramirez is the Indians' youngest All-Star starter since Sandy Alomar Jr. in 1990.

"It's incredible to have [the fans'] support," Ramirez said. "They supported me and supported me until the end and I'm very, very thankful for that.

"It's been a personal goal of mine and I reached it. It feels really good, because a lot of people want to be here, where I am right now."

A lot of people want to be where Brantley is, too. He wasn't even sure if he would return to form following a pair of surgeries that limited him to only 11 games last season.

Now, he's headed to his second All-Star Game.

"On so many levels, it's such a good story," Francona said. "It was probably the one guy where, I try not to get emotional out there because I don't want to embarrass myself, but because I know what he went through -- boy, what a nice honor.

"All last year when we were in that playoff run, he was back in the training room doing his stuff. That's not real glamorous to do. He stayed there during the winter. And now he gets to go represent the Indians as an All-Star. That's incredible."

Lindor, Kluber and Miller will each make their second consecutive trip to the Midsummer Classic. Kluber missed a month because of a lower back strain, but his numbers suggest he never missed a beat.

In six June starts, the Tribe ace logged a 1.26 ERA, with seven walks and 64 strikeouts in 43 innings. He limited opposing hitters to a .150/.192/.204 slash line.

"If you've watched the load he's carried for us and what he's done since he's come back from his back injury, it's kind of a no-brainer," Miller said. "He's really, really good. He's as good as they get.

"He was the winning pitcher in the All-Star Game last year, so we have to bring him back this year, right?"

In 2004, the Indians sent Matt Lawton, Ronnie Belliard, CC Sabathia, Victor Martinez and Jake Westbrook to the All-Star Game in Houston. That team finished with an 80-82 record.

This team has expectations that sit a bit higher, after the club fell short against the Cubs in extra innings of Game 7 of the World Series last November.

"We're going to have the entire coaching staff," Francona said. "We're going to have five players. So, you're going to see a lot of Indians uniforms. We'll all take the opportunity to enjoy it and to take it in, because you don't get that many chances to, and you turn your motor off a little bit and just enjoy it and take some pride in it.

"To know that we're going to be represented with five guys is amazing. We're proud and we're thrilled."